Jan 22, 2024
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Service categories
Service Lines
Software Development
Domain focus
Media & Entertainment
Other
Programming language
C#
Frameworks
.NET
Subcategories
Software Development
Business Software
Challenge
Under the project, the team at Altoros had to address the following issues:
1. As any iOS/Android device could connect to the picture kiosks via Wi-Fi, it was important to secure the network from malicious activity.
2. Running 100,000 picture kiosks was resource-intensive in terms of electricity, Wi-Fi costs, etc. As such, it was crucial to minimize resource utilization.
3. On-site maintenance of kiosks scattered worldwide required the availability of professionals, who sometimes had to travel long distances. This made the whole endeavor time-consuming and inefficient, especially when it came to smallest changes or configurations.
Under the project, the team at Altoros had to address the following issues:
1. As any iOS/Android device could connect to the picture kiosks via Wi-Fi, it was important to secure the network from malicious activity.
2. Running 100,000 picture kiosks was resource-intensive in terms of electricity, Wi-Fi costs, etc. As such, it was crucial to minimize resource utilization.
3. On-site maintenance of kiosks scattered worldwide required the availability of professionals, who sometimes had to travel long distances. This made the whole endeavor time-consuming and inefficient, especially when it came to smallest changes or configurations.
Solution
1. Our .NET engineers conducted a detailed analysis, prioritizing tasks and crafting an implementation roadmap for PoC features.
2. MAC filtering enhanced security by creating white/blacklists for MAC addresses, effectively blocking suspicious devices.
3. Kiosks now create on-demand Wi-Fi hotspots, conserving resources by auto-disabling. Configurable to accept single or multiple connections.
4. A user-friendly GUI streamlined remote desktop configuration of kiosks, ensuring efficient management.
5. To avert conflicts, each kiosk received unique IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, netmasks, and network names.
6. A detailed report documented limitations, solutions, and implemented functionalities, providing a comprehensive project overview.
1. Our .NET engineers conducted a detailed analysis, prioritizing tasks and crafting an implementation roadmap for PoC features.
2. MAC filtering enhanced security by creating white/blacklists for MAC addresses, effectively blocking suspicious devices.
3. Kiosks now create on-demand Wi-Fi hotspots, conserving resources by auto-disabling. Configurable to accept single or multiple connections.
4. A user-friendly GUI streamlined remote desktop configuration of kiosks, ensuring efficient management.
5. To avert conflicts, each kiosk received unique IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, netmasks, and network names.
6. A detailed report documented limitations, solutions, and implemented functionalities, providing a comprehensive project overview.
Results
Partnering with Altoros, the customer validated whether 100,000 picture kiosks could be updated to a new operating system. With a proof of concept delivered in 12 weeks, the company identified crucial limitations, worked out a mitigation strategy, and prioritized features to implement before a full-scale migration. The security measures in place enabled the provider to prevent unauthorized connections, block suspicious devices, etc. Now, it is also possible to remotely maintain the picture kiosks.
Partnering with Altoros, the customer validated whether 100,000 picture kiosks could be updated to a new operating system. With a proof of concept delivered in 12 weeks, the company identified crucial limitations, worked out a mitigation strategy, and prioritized features to implement before a full-scale migration. The security measures in place enabled the provider to prevent unauthorized connections, block suspicious devices, etc. Now, it is also possible to remotely maintain the picture kiosks.